Entry for February 09, 2006

 Any excuse to ride!  My friend Pat, with the Aprilia Atlantic 500, called to shoot the breeze this morning and I ended up inviting myself over in the afternoon on the premise of showing him my new riding gear.  All I really wanted was an excuse to ride and to drink his coffee. 

  After impressing him with my sartorial elegance and drinking his coffee I left him so he could get the house cleaned up before his wife came home.  Being retired with a working wife puts a lot of stress on a guy.  On the way home I got a notion to ride a little more so I could check my oil pump situation.  After 30 miles and back home I couldn't detect any oil usage so maybe changing back to the stock feed pump has solved my problem.  Now I need to determine if there is any advantage to running a high capacity return pump with a stock feed pump.  I can't see how it would help anything but I'll defer to the experts at Classic Motor Works www.enfieldmotors.com .